The New Testament and the People of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God: Volume 1)
Pages
535
Publisher
Augsburg Fortress Press
Published
9/1/1992
ISBN-13
9780800626815
Part of a five-volume project on the theological questions surrounding the origins of Christianity, this book offers a reappraisal of literary, historical and theological readings of the New Testament, arguing for a form of "critical realism" that facilitates different readings of the text.
Reviews
Philibuster
February 28, 2012
February 28, 2012
This, the first volume of Wright's monumental series, should be required reading for people wanting to study the NT. The first part of the book grounds his study in a critical-realist epistemology, which may bore some readers, but is crucial in establishing his approach. The rest of the book, per NTW, grounds the NT in 1st-century Judaism, which is extremely beneficial. All in all, well worth the read.
